Chaba storm caused havoc in China, crane submerged after being hit, so many people are missing

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Typhoon Chaba

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  • Three people were rescued, 27 fell into the water
  • 38 planes have been sent to rescue people
  • The plane made 14 rounds for the search

Typhoon Chaba: A crane sank after a storm hit Chaba off the coast of south China’s Guangdong province, and at least 27 people aboard are reported missing. The Provincial Maritime Search and Rescue Center gave this information on Sunday. 38 rescued planes have made 14 rounds to find the missing people.

Crane was found to be in danger through surveillance system

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Its anchor chain was broken while defending from storm Chaba near Yangjiang city and the crane was found to be in danger through surveillance systems. After this the crane sank in the water on Saturday. China’s state-run news agency quoted the rescue center as saying that three people were rescued and 27 others fell into the water and went missing. Chaba, the third storm of the year, made landfall in the coastal area of ​​Guangdong’s Maoming city on Saturday. However, search and rescue efforts are still on for the missing.

Industrial aid ship sank after being hit by a storm

At the same time, an industrial aid vessel operating in the South China Sea sank after being hit by a sea storm and more than two dozen people are feared dead in this incident. The Hong Kong Rescue Service gave this information on Saturday. Authorities dispatched planes and helicopters for rescue work and by 5.30 pm local time on Saturday, three of the 30 members of the shipping crew were able to evacuate.

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Images released by the Hong Kong State Flight Service showed a member of the shipping crew helping a rescue helicopter while the ship was sinking amid high seas. The accident happened three hundred kilometers south of Hong Kong. The flight service did not disclose the name of the vessel.

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